Senegal/Protection of forests and ecosystems: equipment worth over 800 million CFA francs received

On Tuesday, the Minister of the Environment and Ecological Transition, Daouda Ngom, took delivery of equipment worth 841 million 988 thousand 109 FCFA intended to strengthen the technical and operational capacities of the technical directorates for the protection of forests and ecosystems.

This event marks an important step forward in the management of forest resources in Senegal, particularly for the technical services of the parks, water and forests and the Environmental Regulations and Control Department (DIREC)," said Mr. Ngom. Ngom, at the equipment reception.

World Bank representative Arame Tall and Ndèye Coura Mbaye Diop, coordinator of the environmental component of the Senegalese Natural Resources Management Project (SENRM), as well as several officials from the Ministry of the Environment and Ecological Transition took part in the ceremony.

The receipt of this equipment "represents an important support from the SENRM project, which has been willing to allocate the resources essential to the realization of the Senegalese government's policy on the environment and ecological transition", added Mr. Ngom.

The equipment received includes camping, nomadic and computer equipment.

Ndèye Coura Mbaye Diop, coordinator of the SENRM project's environmental management unit, explained that this "handover is part of the implementation of the SENRM environmental work program and annual budget for 2024".

As a result, the project has made a number of acquisitions to provide the Ministry with a large batch of materials and equipment," she added. She pointed out that these acquisitions are part of the project to strengthen the technical and operational capacities of the technical departments of the Ministry of the Environment and Ecological Transition.

Their aim is to contribute effectively to the protection of forests and ecosystems, as well as to the management of environmental and social risks in Senegal", she emphasized.

This first batch of equipment is financed by the World Bank, through the Senegal Natural Resources Management Project. The SENRM project was initiated by the State of Senegal, thanks to $100 million in funding from the World Bank. It is scheduled to run for six years (2023-2028).

Under the technical supervision of the Ministries in charge of the Environment and Fisheries, the environment component of the Senegal Natural Resources Management Project is active in the regions of Saint-Louis, Thiès, Dakar, Fatick, Ziguinchor, Sédhiou and Kolda.

Source: aps.sn/